VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 16SEP26

 

Forward this email to someone you know who would like it! Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Verse of the day But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from works, and I by my works will show you faith. - James 2:18 Voice of the day This is a challenge that does not allow us the comfort of believing in something and not putting it into practice. - Andrew Suderman Prayer of the day God of faith and action, help us live what we believe, putting our faith into practice through love, compassion, and service. Amen. Advertisement Our Latest Stories No, James Talarico Is Not a Christian Nationalist (By Noah Berlatsky) The Senate candidate understands that Christian nationalism isn't a theological movement but a political program of subjugation. Read more How to Write an Opinion Piece for Sojourners (By The Editors) A guide for crafting a strong opinion piece for our website, from barely an idea to a completed draft. We’re always looking for new voices, read more to get started! Read more After 25 Years, We Must Let Love Cast Out Fear (by Adam Russell Taylor) 9/11 cast the nation into a spirit of fear that it has never recovered from. Sojourners president Adam Russell Taylor says it’s time to choose a new path. Read more Vatican Planning $117 Million Pivot to Renewable Energy (by Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters) The renewable energy plant could power the Holy See within two years via a system combining solar power and agriculture, sources close to the project said. Read more 'Never Forget' Is Easy. Remembering Well Is Hard (By Amar D. Peterman) What does it mean, in this place, this time and moment, to remember rightly? Read more What Evolution Means for Being Made in God’s Image (by Joey Thurmond) In ‘Fish with Feet,’ author Janet Kellogg Ray argues that evolution deepens Christian teaching. Read more Advertisements Faith Overcomes Fear: Donate Today Authoritarianism relies on an exhausted, fearful public. But faith calls us to action. Give to Sojourners’ fall fundraising campaign to fuel investigative reporting and equip local churches with tools to defend democracy, protect vulnerable neighbors, and organize for justice. Make your tax-deductible gift today! How Stories Shape Justice Movements with Margaret Atwood How do stories help us recognize injustice and remain hopeful enough to act? Join Margaret Atwood and Sojourners president Adam Russell Taylor on November 11 at 1 pm ET for a live conversation about faith, power, resistance, and the stories that can move us toward a more just future. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #342, Washington, DC 20003 Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 4SEP26

 

Forward this email to someone you know who would like it! Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Verse of the day Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. - Isaiah 41:10 (The Inclusive Bible) Voice of the day Hope is a song in a weary throat. - Pauli Murray Prayer of the day God of healing, fix what is broken, renew what is weary, and bring peace where there is pain. May your grace make us whole and may our hope be restored. Amen. Advertisement Our Latest Stories Wendell Berry Comforted Me Through My Gender Transition (by Georgia Coley) Wendell Berry’s words were exactly what I needed to hear when I wanted to wish myself away. Read more The Most Welcoming Church Will Let You Leave (by Joshua W.B. Brown) Letting people walk into your church is easy. Letting them walk out is harder. Read more Idaho Pastor Found Guilty of Trespassing in Protest of Anti-Trans Bills (by Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun) A Unitarian Universalist pastor could face a prison sentence for occupying the governor's office during a protest this spring. Read more Wendell Berry, Voice for Land and Neighbor, Dies at 92 (by Mitchell Atencio) Berry was a tireless advocate for rural communities, farming, the natural world, and dissent from economies that prioritized productivity over land and neighbor. Read more Israel Denies Entry to Delegation With Palestinian Liberation Theology Center (by Sam Hsiaomei Lee) Sabeel brought more than 450 people to the Holy Land in the last three years, before a delegation was denied entry earlier this month. Read more Our Most Anticipated Movies of Fall and Winter (by Zachary Lee) “Try as my mother did to instill the chronology of the liturgical calendar in me, I’ve instead opted to track the passage of time by the movie release calendar. Right now, we’re in anything but Ordinary Time.” Read more Advertisements Tell Congress: End Federal Occupation in DC! Washington, DC was placed under federal occupation. Sign our SojoAction petition to tell Congress: defend DC home rule, end the militarization of law enforcement, and stop this threat to democracy before it reaches more cities. Spirituality and Activism Justice work demands more than urgency—it requires sustainable practices that fuel long-term resistance. Light for the Way shows how contemplation, sabbath rest, and community care aren't distractions from activism but essential tools for it. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #342, Washington, DC 20003 Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 10JUL26

 

Forward this email to someone you know who would like it! Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Verse of the day I turned my mind to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the sum of things and to know that wickedness is folly and that foolishness is madness. - Ecclesiastes 7:25 Voice of the day If we fear something, it is all the more imperative we study it thoroughly. - Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts (2020) Prayer of the day Rather than losing ourselves in discomfort or fear, make us conscious of the encompassing richness that seeking to understand can provide. Advertisement Our Latest Stories A New Dante Movie Gets Lost In Hell (by Tim Brinkhof) Solid performances from Oscar Isaac and Martin Scorsese (!) can’t help ‘In the Hand of Dante’ grasp the poet at its center. Read more I’m a Christian. Here’s Why I Still Call Myself ‘Queer’ (by Georgia Coley) We should be skeptical of calls to gatekeep, even when it means being misunderstood. Read more But God Was Not in the Sonic Boom (by Ethan Meyers) Two years after a Fourth of July airshow, I can't hear a fighter jet without thinking of the prophet Elijah. Read more Celebrating America Without Losing Our Soul (by Adam Russell Taylor) If Trump’s hubris is all we see as we observe this national milestone, we’re missing the bigger story. Read more Advertisements Antiracism and the Church Race and racism shape every aspect of life in the U.S., including the church. Join the Garrett Collective for Antiracism and the Church, developed by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey, and cultivate daily habits, ongoing learning, and an activated desire to deepen our roots and relationships with one another and God. Action Alert: End the Blockade Against Cuba Join us now to contact Congress and demand an end to hostilities against Cuba. In this moment, we must follow the best traditions of our faith and extend our hand to Cuba in love and charity. Demand that we start true diplomatic talks paired with natural disaster aid for the island while respecting the Cuban people’s right to determine their own government. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #342, Washington, DC 20003 Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 23JAN26

 

Forward this email to someone you know who would like it! Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Verse of the day Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin. - James 4:17 Voice of the day Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror? - Claire Keegan, “Small Things Like These” (2021) Prayer of the day Awaken our hearts to our neighbors' needs that we have yet to find courage to help tackle. Advertisement Our Latest Stories FBI Arrests Leaders of Protest Inside Minnesota Church (by Mitchell Atencio) Protesters had demonstrated against Cities Church in St. Paul, where a vocational minister also works as acting director of the ICE St. Paul field office. Read more The Cowardice at the Heart of the Trump Administration (by Tyler Huckabee) One year into Trump's second term, Christians need to get serious about bravery. Unlike any of its parodies, real courage is rooted in love. Read more Faith Groups Plan for Major ICE Protests in Minneapolis (by Bekah McNeel) “We are all exhausted and traumatized,” said Rev. Rebecca Voelkel. “At the same time, the pro-queer, multi-faith resistance here is nothing short of miraculous.” Read more ICE Started a ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ in Minnesota, say Refugee Aid Orgs (by Sarah Einselen) “People aren’t going to work, kids aren’t going to school, people aren’t going to church on Sunday,” a spokesperson for World Relief told Sojourners. Read more Advertisements Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World Feeling burnt out? Light for the Way brings together 50 years of wisdom on how contemplation, rest, and community fuel justice work. With voices like Wendell Berry, Kathleen Norris, Joan Chittister, and Daniel Berrigan, this is your guide to reclaiming spiritual practices during difficult times. Tell Corporations: Stop Collaborating with ICE Every deportation flight, corporate contract, and service agreement that keeps Immigration and Customs Enforcement running sends the same message: corporate America is choosing profit over human lives. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842